Dagama Pereira & Associates

06/12/2024

National Innovation Visa

To submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the National Innovation Visa (NIV), you would need to access the relevant online platform on the Australian Department of Home Affairs website, where you will fill out a form detailing your personal information, professional achievements, area of expertise, and evidence of exceptional talent, essentially demonstrating your potential to significantly contribute to innovation in Australia; this process is typically invitation-only, meaning you will be invited to apply based on your EOI submission if your qualifications meet the high standards of the NIV.

Key points about the National Innovation Visa EOI:

Invitation-only:

You cannot directly apply for the NIV, you must first submit an EOI and receive an invitation to apply.

High-caliber applicants:

The EOI process is designed to identify individuals with exceptional skills and achievements across various fields like research, entrepreneurship, arts, and sports.

Detailed information required:

Your EOI will likely require extensive documentation including awards, publications, patents, research contributions, business achievements, and supporting letters from recognized experts in your field.

Nomination potential:

Some states or territories may have a nomination process for the NIV, which could enhance your EOI.

What information is typically included on an EOI for the National Innovation Visa:

Personal details: Name, date of birth, nationality, contact information

Occupation and field of expertise: Specific area of work where you demonstrate exceptional talent

Education and qualifications: Relevant degrees and professional certifications

Work experience: Detailed employment history highlighting key achievements and contributions

Evidence of international recognition: Awards, publications, media coverage, presentations at international conferences

English language proficiency: Proof of English language test results

Nominator details (if applicable): If you are nominated by an Australian organization or individual, their information

Important points to remember:

Check for updates:

As the National Innovation Visa is a new program, regularly check the Department of Home Affairs website for the latest information and application procedures.

Seek professional advice:

Consider consulting a Legal Practitioner to assess your eligibility and assist with your EOI submission.

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20/12/2023

AS THE YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE WE LIKE THANK ALL OUR CLIENTS & ASSOCIATES FOR THEIR SUPPORT

25/11/2021

Good news for 485:

The new visa settings mean:

Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders who have been unable to travel to Australia as a result of COVID-19 international border restrictions will be able to apply for a replacement visa. This will allow current and former Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders whose visas expired on or after 1 February 2020 to re-apply for a new subclass 485 visa of the same duration as their original visa.

Additionally, the Morrison Government will increase the length of stay on the Temporary Graduate visa from two to three years for Masters by coursework graduates, matching that of Masters by research graduates. Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector graduates will also receive a two year Temporary Graduate visa.

The new visa settings will also extend existing measures for students and temporary graduates to recognise time spent offshore studying online to count towards qualifying for a temporary graduate visa.

25/07/2021

Australia - GLOBAL TALENT FAST TRACK PERMANENT VISA

Processing time 30-90 days.

Why Australia?

•The Australian lifestyle.

It’s often called our superpower, and it's envied the world over.

•Australians live in a safe and stable country with a friendly and relaxed culture that makes it easier to achieve a work-life balance.

•It’s beautiful.

-Spectacular landscapes
-Dynamic cities
-Vibrant regional centres

Three Australian cities – Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide – are regularly ranked among the world’s top 10 most liveable.

•Australians are warm and welcoming, hardworking and creative.

We’re one of the most multicultural countries in the world.

•Excellent Health Care system

- All Australians have access to high quality, timely and affordable
healthcare at every stage of life.
-Medicare is Australia's universal health care system, providing
free public hospital care and patient subsidies for medical
services, while the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme keeps
medicines affordable.

•High-quality education make Australia great for families

Australian schools are among the world’s best. Our public schools
provide free high-quality education to all students.

31/05/2021

LATEST NEWS - NEW IMMIGRATION QUOTA

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has re-jigged the nation’s skilled migrant intake with more people to come in as employer-sponsored.

Employer sponsored visas:

Increased from 22,000 to 23,500

Regional visa:

Will be expanded by 17 per cent to 13,150 positions while an extra thousand will be available through the skilled independent visa.

Business innovation visas:

Doubled from 6862 in 2019-20 to 13,500 for this financial year.

It will be cut to 11,000 in 2021-22 and follows a review in recent months.

The Global Talent Visa:

Will be reduced from 15,000 places this year to 11,000.

These changes to the various skilled visa programs are being made as the country faces its biggest net exodus of people since World War I.

Net overseas migration is expected to be minus 96,600 this financial year with another 77,400 net departures in 2020-21.

A “normal” level of migration is not expected until 2024-25.

31/05/2021

HIGHLY SKILLED TECH PROFESSIONALS – GLOBAL TALENT VISA AUSTRALIA

FAST TRACK

Highly skilled professional should consider the global talent visa program

Limited places:

15,000 for this financial year.

Program:

Designed to attract best & the brightest, with entrepreneurial ideas and cutting-edge skills within target industry sectors.

Scope of the Program:

Scope is to grow Australia’s innovation and tech economies Post Covid, whilst creating opportunities for Australians by transferring skills, promoting innovation, and creating jobs.

Tag Line:
Australia’s Brain Gain’.

Target sectors

• AgTech
• Space and Advanced Manufacturing
• FinTech
• Energy and Mining Technology
• MedTech
• Cyber Security
• Quantum Information,
• Advanced Digital,
• Data Science
• ICT

Eligibility:

• Must be internationally recognised with outstanding
achievements in one of the above sectors.
• Must be prominent in your field of expertise
• Provide evidence of how you will benefit Australia
• Demonstrate that you will have no difficult in getting a job in
Australia or become established in your field.
• Be nominated by an individual in Australia or a recognised
organisation in the same field as you.

Send your message to [email protected]

09/10/2020

Budget 2020 -Immigration

A carefully managed Migration Program is an important part of Australia’s economic recovery and will create jobs and bring high value investment to help Australia rebound from COVID-19. In 2020-21 the planned ceiling for the Migration Program will remain at 160,000 places.

Global Talent Independent

Strong focus on attracting the best and brightest migrants from around the world, with a tripling of the Global Talent Independent program allocation to 15,000 places

BIIP

Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) to 13,500 places. The BIIP will also be streamlined and reformed to ensure that investments are targeted at Australian venture capitals and emerging small and medium size businesses to support the economic recovery.

Family:

The Family stream planning level has been set at 77,300 places, including 72,300 within the Partner category.

While overall the government has placed greater emphasis on the family stream, most of these are people already in Australia. Of the new permanent residents coming into the country, we still anticipate that approximately two thirds will be in the skilled stream and one third from the family stream.

11/07/2020

AWESOME IDEA

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Barbados is planning to introduce a "12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp" that would allow visitors to stay in the Caribbean country for up to a year and work remotely.

Barbados plans to reopen to tourists on Sunday, when some air travel is expected to resume.

Barbados' prime minister said the Caribbean country was planning to introduce a "12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp."

18/06/2020

We just won this case on 17 June 2020 at the FCC on Bias- very rare to win on bias

SINGH v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION &ANOR[2020] FCCA 1583

14. Ground 1 contends that:

1. The decision of Tribunal Member … dated 13 October 2016 is affected by actual bias in that the Tribunal was hostile and closed minded to the applicant. Alternatively, a reasonable bystander might apprehend - from the Tribunal's interruptions, rudeness, scornfulness, disbelief and failure to actually consider the relevant provisions in light of the evidence - that the Tribunal might not bring an open mind to its task

22. Whilst I accept that in some hearings some degree of informality ensues and that as part of that, Tribunal members may make quips or jokes in a goodhearted manner. In the context of this hearing (and the tone of the comments when one listens to the audio recording) it would not be possible to conceive of these comments as being light-hearted or jovial. As a result of the matters set out above, I am persuaded that the material demonstrates conduct by the Tribunal member that would give (the well informed bystander) a reasonable apprehension that the Tribunal would not approach the matter impartially

15/06/2020

28 years ago in 1992 Minister Gerry Hand introduced Regulations for Migration Agents which included Lawyers.
Subsequently

It has taken 28 years to undo dual regulations.

15 June 2020 is a great day in History.